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for the

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. He has published novels, non fiction, a biography and short stories, and has also written for television and film, including an episode of ''

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'', three episodes of '' The House of Elliot'', the television film '' Unnatural Causes'', and the television movie ''

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'', which was directed by

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. He is currently a literary agent, having started The Ampersand Agency in 2003, notable for having discovered and represented

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, author of Q & A, which was filmed as

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, and also being the agent for the estate of prolific historical fiction writer

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Bibliography

Fiction

* Playground: A Game of Fiction (1971) * The Rothschild Conversion (1979)

Non fiction

* The Limits of Protest (1970) * Education Without Schools (1973) (as Editor) * Let's Dance: Social, Ballroom & Folk Dancing (1978) * All for Love: A Study in Soap Opera (1984) * A Genial Senior's Companion to Ageing (2018)

Biography

* Lafayette: A Biography (1977)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Buckman, Peter Living people 20th-century English novelists English television writers Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) English male novelists 20th-century English male writers British male television writers